PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Delim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Delim
vs
Marley

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marlon Delim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buck Marley!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delim throws a head kick that misses.
Delim shoots in looking for a takedown. Marley tries to sprawl out of it but Delim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Delim stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marley is defended easily by Delim.

Marley closes the distance and clinches.
Delim can't get the takedown.
Delim is trying to break the clinch but Marley has him pressed against the cage.
Marley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Delim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Marlon Delim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buck Marley.
Delim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delim paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delim clinches.
Marley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Delim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Delim taking a breather.

Marley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Delim swivels and escapes.
Marley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Delim defends it nicely.
Delim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Delim wants it to stay on the feet.
Marley checks the leg kick nicely there.

Delim forces Marley back against the cage and clinches.
Delim slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delim tries to break free but Marley pushes him back against the cage.

Delim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Delim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Marley wants to stand but Delim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marley advances to half guard.
Marley trying to control from half guard but Delim is working away.
Delim trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delim tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Marley is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Delim can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BOOM! Marley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Delim is trying desperately to improve position.
Delim is squirming around, avoiding Marley's attempts to control the action.
Delim is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delim working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marley looking to ground and pound but Delim is blocking nicely.

Marley is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Delim is surviving well by controlling Marley's body position as best he can.
Marley with shots to the head and body - Delim looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marley unloading with bombs!
Marley wants to control the pace but Delim is squirming around nicely.
Delim is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Marley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Delim tries to clinch up but Marley circles away and keeps his distance.

Delim tries to keep at a distance but Marley has taken the fight into the clinch.

Delim has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marley uses from the top position.
Marley wants to stand but Delim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Delim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marley looking to pass the guard.
Marley passes Delim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley controlling the action here.
Marley trying to advance position but Delim counters by regaining guard.
Marley looking to pass the guard.
Marley wants to get up but he can't break Delim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Delim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marley defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley wants to pass the guard but Delim is keeping the position.
Delim keeping moving, preventing Marley from controlling successfully.
Delim controls Marley momentarily but Marley frees himself.

Marley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Good standup being displayed there by Marley as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marley delivers a nice body kick.

Delim has closed the distance and engaged Marley in a clinch.
Marley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Delim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Delim.
Marley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Delim prevents a takedown attempt there.

Marley pulls guard successfully.
Delim tries to free his leg and advance position but Marley is retaining full guard.
Marley working a defensive guard but Delim manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Marley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Delim trying to control the position but Marley is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delim prevents Marley from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Marley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Marley dives in and grabs Delim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Delim pushes down on Marley's head and hops out.
Delim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marley throws a combination that misses
and Delim counters with a straight right hand.
Delim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marley shoots in and drives through. Delim sprawls well.

Marley gets tackled into the cage by Delim. Delim maintains the clinch.
Delim jumps guard but Marley stands there with Delim around his waist. Delim gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delim jumps guard but Marley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marley is pushing Delim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Marley manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Marley wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlon Delim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marley leaves Delim with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marley misses with a takedown attempt - Delim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Delim slaps away a takedown attempt from Marley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marlon Delim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marley tries to clinch up but Delim circles away and keeps his distance.
Marley lands with a nice body kick.
Marley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Delim circles away.

Delim clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Marley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marley shoots in and drives through. Delim sprawls well.
Marley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Delim clinches.
Delim tries to pull guard but Marley won't allow it.
Delim is looking to break free of the clinch but Marley has double underhooks.

Delim gets control of Marley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Delim will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Marley drops back looking for a leg! Delim is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Delim manages to kick Marley off! Marley jumps back into Delim's guard.

Marley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delim shoots in for a takedown but Marley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buck Marley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marley moves in looking to clinch but Delim pushes him off.

Delim tries to sprawl but Marley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Delim is not content to let Marley control the position.
Delim is looking to improve his position.
Marley trying to control the action but Delim is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marley seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marley working over Delim with some ground and pound. Delim looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Delim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Buck Marley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marley tries to stand and escape but Delim is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marlon Delim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buck Marley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Buck Marley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Marley or perhaps it was just good defense by Delim which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Marley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Marley!